What are the purposes for which a person uses water resources? What natural disasters are associated with water?

What are the purposes for which a person uses water resources? What natural disasters are associated with water? What are the problems of water resources allocation in our country? What problems related to water resources do reservoirs help to solve? And what problem do the reservoirs themselves pose? What are the causes of floods on Russian rivers?

1. What are the purposes for which a person uses water resources?
Water resources are used for agriculture, drinking purposes, fish farming.

2. What natural disasters are associated with water?
Flood and tsunami.

3. What are the problems
water resource allocation exist in our country?
Fresh water is not evenly distributed. Therefore, usually where 80% of the population lives, only 10% of the water supply is located.

4. What problems related to water resources do the reservoirs help to solve?
Reservoirs help to solve problems with floods, water supply, regulation of river flows.

5. What problem do the reservoirs themselves pose?
Reservoirs change the microclimate of the territory. Waterlogging and flooding of land.

6. What are the causes of floods on Russian rivers?
Landslides blocking river beds, storm straits, seiches.